How To Make A Patriotic Red, White, and Blue Tie Dye Shirt

[@BelladonnaDyesCo]

Thanks for the inspiration. 🇺🇸❤️🌈

[@FunEndeavors]

You're welcome!

[@teerayers5679]

Love how the shirt came out.

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you!

[@lindaoneal9487]

thanks for being awesome, I have never used kite string, always bands or sinew, how do you decide when to use kite string, seems like its will just absorbe the dyd, love the cinched down sinew to keep a white line, thoughts??

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you so much! I thought the same thing about kite string, but even if it does soak up some of the dye it doesn't seem to affect the outcome of the shirt. I actually have a tie dye blog post about the topic of kite string, sinew, or rubber bands on my website. Here is a link if you'd like to read it: www.funendeavors.com/tie-dye-blog/s5epksolde2j5t21phw81kbotibaiv

[@barbarakuehl9214]

THAT IS AMAZING!!! I love all your creations but this one by far is my ultimate favorite!!!! Thank you so much for sharing your talent!!!! Always makes me smile. 😊👏💯❗

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you so much - I'm glad you like it! 🙂

[@self-taughtanimation3548]

Want to make this for 4th of July 🤩

[@FunEndeavors]

Awesome - have fun!

[@dittodong]

Very cool! what strings that you are using?

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you! I use kite string. Here is a link to the one that I use: www.acehardware.com/departments/hardware/chain-and-rope/ropes/75845

[@dorothymasterson57]

Hello ... I absolutely ❤️ your Patriotic designs. I’m very new to this craft because my 2 Grandboys (ages 7 and 8) want to make some tie-dye shirts. Do you have a video starting from beginning - applying the soda ash to shirts, spinning damp dry. I get lost when I read they are DAMP and then I read they are dry shortly after you finish the fan folding or scrunching methods. Need help with your steps. Trying to make my Gboys happy. Thank you

[@FunEndeavors]

Hi! Thank you - I'm glad you like the shirts. I don't have a video showing the soaking process. I have a video which shows how I mix my soda ash and dye. Here is a link to it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaCwh3dqntF1oac The best way to start is by mixing 1 cup of dry soda ash into 1 gallon of water. You need to mix this very well to dissolve the soda ash. If it clumps, it will not dissolve and the soda ash clumps will get rock hard. Then I prewash my shirts to get out any sizing or anything that may be in or on the fabric from the manufacturing process. I wash them in hot water and use a little bit of Dharma's Textile Detergent. If you don't have that, laundry soap will work, but don't use any fabric softener. I then turn the shirt inside out (I do this so that if some of the dye doesn't dissolve properly and speckles on the shirt, it will hopefully not come through to the front side and will remain on the inside of the shirt). I put the shirt into the soda ash solution and allow it to soak for at least 20-30 minutes to make sure that it gets well saturated with the soda ash solution. Then I wring the shirt out in my Panda Spin Dryer, but you can wring the shirt out by hand. I then tie the damp shirt and depending upon the design, I will either go ahead and apply the dye or I will set it aside and allow it to dry out completely before I dye it. My Panda Spin Dryer wrings out the shirts really well and so they dry fairly quickly after I tie them. If the fold is a thick fold like a mandala or a geode, I prefer to dye them dry to get better color saturation in the middle of the fold. A thinner fold like a spiral, can be dyed while it is still damp.

[@dorothymasterson57]

@@FunEndeavors Thank you so much for replying so quickly. I will give all this a try. One more thing. When does one put in plastic bag, lay in tote (for X # of hours) verses rinsing them soon after. Thanks again.

[@FunEndeavors]

@@dorothymasterson57 You're welcome! You need to put your shirt aside (I prefer to place mine in a tote) and allow it to batch or process for about 24 hours or so to allow the dye to bond with the fabric and get the most vibrant colors. You should batch your shirts in a warm place (somewhere above 70 degrees Fahrenheit). In the summer, I will place the lid on the tote and place it outside where it is really hot. I don't start counting the 24 hours on an ice dye until the ice has all melted. The only time you would rinse them out soon after applying the dye is with Hot Water Irrigation or another unique tie dye process that involves heat. I have occasionally rinsed shirts out not long after applying the dye if I wanted a very pastel shirt.

[@SandraMcB]

Thanks for your video. I made a shirt and when I rinsed it, the red bled and caused the white to be pink. How can I prevent this from happening again? I used used RIT dye.

[@FunEndeavors]

Hi! I'm sorry that the red bled. I'm not familiar with the Rit dye though - I haven't ever used that kind of dye. I made a video showing my process to try to keep the white areas white with the Fiber Reactive Dyes that I use. I'm not sure if that might be of help to you? If so, here is the link - the washout process is toward the end of the video. That is where I show my process for trying to keep the white areas white. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpCmmKKeer-beZY

[@4490-]

I love the shirt

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you!

[@glenabates4149]

How long is the soda ash mixture good to use. Is it less effective as the mixture ages?

[@FunEndeavors]

I keep my soda ash solution in a 5 gallon bucket with a lid on it to avoid any contamination, and I use mine for months. I'm not sure exactly how long it lasts though - I usually start to run out of it before it goes bad. I haven't noticed any decrease in effectiveness as it ages either. However, when it starts to go bad you will notice it having a weird smell. I usually wash my container really well in between new batches of soda ash solution to help keep it contaminate free as well.

[@kariann226]

Very very nice!

[@FunEndeavors]

Thank you!

[@leonardoherrera4573]

Que es ese líquido transparente que le pone?

[@FunEndeavors]

It is just plain water. Water will help keep the red dye from running into that area.